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  • Epic

    Form, Content, and History

    Epic does many things. Among others, it defines the nature of the human storyteller; recalls the creation of the world and of the human race; describes the paradoxical role of the hero as both the Everyman and the radical exception; and establishes the complex quest underlying all human action. Epic illustrates that these ingredients of epic storytelling are universal cultural elements, in ... Read more

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  • The Frontier in American History

    "The Frontier in American History" by Frederick Jackson Turner is a seminal work that explores the significance of the American frontier in shaping the national character and democracy. Turner argues that the frontier experience fostered individualism, innovation, and a unique American identity. He posits that the continuous westward expansion played a crucial role in the development of American ... Read more

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  • The Kid and Me

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    In The Kid and Me Frederick Turner deftly re-creates the Lincoln County War in what was then New Mexico Territory. The 1878 war pitted an established faction led by James Dolan against new arrivals in the county led by John Tunstall and Alexander McSween. When Tunstall and McSween opened a dry-goods store in 1876 in a direct challenge to Dolan’s monopoly on the dry-goods business, trouble was ... Read more

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    As we approach the new millenium, the moral, intellectual,and spiritual crisis of our time is visible most plainly in the sickness of the arts. The "postmodern" cultural establishment is philosophically empty and esthetically corrupt. But no one has been able to explain this decline or give a satisfying answer to the question of the proper role of the arts in our society. Now, in The Culture of ... Read more

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  • The Go-Between

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    A faded newspaperman downs a double Maker’s Mark and contemplates life as a “ham-and-egger,” a hack. Then one day he finds the scoop of a lifetime in a Chicago basement: diaries belonging to the infamous Judith Campbell Exner. Right, that Judy, the game girl who waltzed into the midst of America’s most powerful politicians, entertainers, and criminals as they conspired to rule America.When Frank ... Read more

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  • Rise of the New West, 1819-1829

    "Rise of the New West, 1819-1829" by Frederick Jackson Turner explores the transformative period in American history as the nation expanded westward. Turner examines the social, economic, and political changes that occurred during this decade, highlighting the impact of westward migration on American identity. He delves into the experiences of settlers, the challenges they faced, and the ... Read more

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  • Audiobook

    Frontier in American History, The

    Narrated by Robert Bethune ...

    Unabridged

    11 hours 56 min

    Frederick Jackson Turner was the dean of American historians in his time. He originated, and he and his students popularized, the Frontier Hypothesis of American history: that the primary driving force in the development of American society and politics was the encounter with the frontier, conceived of as a vast area of essentially free land, a seemingly limitless resource available to all comers ... Read more

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  • My Family, My Relations, My Friends

    Fred was unaware of the poverty he was exposed to while he was growing up. As far as he was concerned, this was normal. His mom, Irene, a single mother, made certain that his two boys, Fred and his older brother Leonard, were well taken care of. After being a captive of a residential school, she came back home to Sturgeon Lake not knowing where she belonged, or where to turn.Fred holds an ... Read more

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  • The Frontier in American History

    The frontier has always been a quintessential part of what makes America unique, and according to renowned historian Frederick Jackson Turner, it did more than stoke the imaginations of early pioneers -- it actually helped to shape American democracy and institutions. This engaging volume explains and expands on Turner's Frontier Thesis, one of the most significant concepts in the study of ... Read more

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  • The Frontier in American History

    Frederick Jackson Turner presented an essay at the World’s Fair in Chicago in 1893 that would change the study of American History forever. This essay would ultimately be published with twelve supporting articles to form “The Frontier in American History”. Turner was an innovator in that he was one of the first to call attention to the Frontier as an integral part of the study of The United States ... Read more

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  • The Frontier in American History

    Frederick Jackson Turner (1861-1932) presented an essay at the World's Fair in Chicago in 1893 that would change the study of American History forever. This essay would ultimately be published with twelve supporting articles to form "The Frontier in American History". Turner was an innovator in that he was one of the first to call attention to the Frontier as an integral part of the study of The ... Read more

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